I sometimes forget how the kids are completely amazed by any, and I mean ANY local wildlife that we happen to spot while out and about on our journeys. I now have the habit of throwing my camera in my purse,( ok I admit it, it’s because I love it like my third child) and its usually handy when we see something interesting. The latest was a wild jackrabbit in our neighbors yard. We have a rabbit, in a hutch, in our yard. Do you think this lessens their excitement over another one? Newp. Not in the slightest. This was as new, as fresh and as interesting as if they had never, EVER witnessed a rabbit running before.
Simple joys are always the best!
That’s a big rabbit! We have tons of regular wild rabbits, so many that I’ve had to resort to sprinkling organic powder around my flowers to keep the rabbits from eating them. I do still think they’re cute though.
My 12 year old daughter loves bunnies, and last summer she found a family that was breeding pet bunnies and letting them run loose in their yard: not a good idea in a suburban neighborhood on the corner of a busy intersection. My daughter tearfully begged to keep the bunnies, but we already have a number of pets. I admired her concern for the bunnies but we could not keep them, so we took them to a rescue organization.
Several months later, we were delighted to discover that a little brown wild bunny was frequently in our yard. It turns out he lives under our garden shed. Yes, he ate off all my croci to the ground, but I figured that is a small price to pay for having such a sweet little resident. Since I won't allow pet bunnies at this point, how nice to have a bunny that I don't have to feed or take to the vet. True, we can't cuddle him like we would a pet bunny, but there is also something so nice about knowing that we have a yard that is welcoming to wild little creatures.